Dear DodgyGeezer,
You know, we hear this about info. withheld and we hear that about info. withheld, but the long and the short of it is, there was little that could be withheld of any note. It all went pear shaped and that's that, and even those uninformed knew that! - with a bit of imagination, we could all work out how serious it was... is... well at least now 'is' as the media are rapidly loosing interest. Oh how fickle that bunch are... I despise them all.
Re what you say re our lot of politicians, of course true, and, whilst politicians are politicians throughout most of the World, at least the Far East hold principal a bit more than our lot here in the West. The ethos of the Far East still even these days being somewhat more genuine; the ethos in the West... lie in every conceivable way until you can't get away with it!
Whatever be the case, I hope of course that everything will be sorted asap., and, again, I have the greatest of respect for those on the ground who are doing their absolute best to get it sorted out. Brave are they.
Regards, Bernard